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Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, 116 people have served on the Court. The length of service on the Court for the 107 non-incumbent justices ranges from William O. Douglas's 36 years, 209 days to John Rutledge's 1 year, 18 days as associate justice and, separated by a period of years off the Court, his 138 days as chief justice.
The Judiciary Act of 1789 (1 Stat. 73) set the number of Supreme Court justices at six: one chief justice and five associate justices. [2] One of the associate justice seats established in 1789 (seat 5 below) was later abolished, as a result of the Judicial Circuits Act of 1866 (14 Stat. 209), which provided for the gradual elimination of seats on the Supreme Court until there would be seven ...
3 Judicial officeholders. 4 Heads of agencies. 5 Heads of states and regional subdivisions. 6 State legislatures. ... Current members of the United States Senate;
Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by Active Chief Senior; 32 Chief Judge David J. Barron: Boston, MA: 1967 2014–present 2022–present
Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by Active Chief Senior; 20 Chief Judge Emily C. Marks: Montgomery: 1973 2018–present 2019–present
Some members of Congress considered the results from the 2021–2022 term a shift of government power into the Supreme Court, and a "judicial coup". [339] The 2021–2022 term of the court was the first full term following the appointment of three judges by Republican president Donald Trump — Neil Gorsuch , Brett Kavanaugh , and Amy Coney ...
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of January 3, 2025, the 119th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
Biden had the most Article III judicial nominees confirmed during a president's first year in office since Ronald Reagan in 1981. [5] Biden appointed the most federal judges during the first two years of any presidency since John F. Kennedy. [6] Biden reached the milestone of 200 federal judicial confirmations on May 22, 2024.